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Vijin Paulraj
Vijin Paulraj

Reputation: 4638

Difference between dom.byId() vs dojo.byId()?

I'm a beginner to dojo toolkit. And I know that dojo.byId() function is similar to JavaScript's document.getElementById() but I don't understand what's the use of dom.byId().

Can someone explain me what are the differences between dom.byId() and dojo.byId()?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1797

Answers (1)

Phix
Phix

Reputation: 9900

The dojo syntax is pre AMD using the global dojo object. The dom syntax is when you load the dojo/dom module with the new AMD structure.

Edit

I suppose I should add an example. 

// Pre-AMD (<1.7)
dojo.ready(function(){
    var elm = dojo.byId('myElement'); // id="myElement"
})
// Dojo using AMD (1.7+)
require(['dojo/dom', 'dojo/domReady!'], function(dom){
    var elm = dom.byId('myElement');
})

Dojo and AMD is tricky to get used to, at least it was for me.

More on AMD from RequireJS

Upvotes: 5

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